Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator; CES IV - TBD, CA,

Position: Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator (CES IV) - TBD, CA, JOB ID 82234
Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator (CES IV) - TBD, CA, JOB

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Statewide Initiatives Project Coordinator is a new statewide Community Nutrition and Health position, designed to help expand UC ANR's work in the human health realm. This position will join a statewide network of researchers and educators advancing integrated approaches that promote holistic health and equitable communities for all Californians. It will bring new opportunities for community-facing work, new collaborations across our network of academics, and new energy to strategic partnerships, with a focus on developing curricula and implementing new programming content.

Department Summary:

Community Nutrition and Health at UC ANR is a statewide network of researchers and educators promoting healthy and equitable communities for all Californians. Our shared goal is to co-create public education and partner training programming to advance community health across California. We collaborate with local organizations and community leaders who share our goals to advance community health and work to create changes across many areas including individual behavior change, leadership capacity building, organizational policy change, informing public policy, and affecting systems or environmental change such workflows or best practices within an institution.

As a result of this work, our vision is for all Californians to have access to live a healthy life, free from chronic disease.

This position is a contract appointment that is 100% fixed and ends one year from date of hire with the possibility of extension if funding permits.

The home department is Community Nutrition and Health. While this position normally is based in one of the home office locations below, this position is eligible for hybrid flexible work arrangements for applicants living in the State of California at this time. Please note that hybrid flexible work arrangements are subject to change by the University.

Home Office Location - The selected candidate may choose from one of the following county office locations:

• Butte County
• Sutter/Yuba Counties
• Imperial County
• Placer/Nevada Counties
• San Joaquin County
• Riverside County
• Yolo County
• Sacramento County
• Solano County
• Alameda County
• Contra Costa County
• Santa Clara County

Pay Scale: $57,200.00/year to $/year

Job Posting Close Date: This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 11/13/2025.

Key Responsibilities:

80%

Coordinates, develops and implements emerging initiatives to advance human health and health equity across California:

Develops new statewide outreach and program curriculum. Identifies opportunities, prepares action plans, and identifies strategies for measuring project results.

• Synthesizes available scientific and policy resources to develop training programs.
• Identifies and engages with subject matter experts to participate in new projects.
• Independently gathers and analyzes complex scientific and statistical data to provide results to program leadership.
• Coordinates / manages long range strategic planning for statewide community extension programs.
• Consults with and participates in management team steering committee regarding program activities, outreach and extension.
• Designs, develops, and conducts training courses, outreach and other materials to program offices throughout the state.
• Collaborates with Statewide Director of Community Nutrition and Health, the advisor/specialist network, and statewide program teams planning and implementation of new projects and initiatives, including their integration with statewide programs. Examples of emerging initiatives areas are:
  
  Bridging with healthcare
  
  Social-emotional health/ mindfulness + nutrition
  
  PSE / systems change + civic engagement
  
  Economic, financial wellness + workforce development
  
  Risk and safety issues + disaster readiness/response
• Serves as lead educator, with coaching, mentorship and monitoring of other community health educators.
• Independently manages short-term and long-term budget planning process, including pre and post grant management for assigned…